Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out
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Hemp has the potential to stop deforestation. Points: Can stop the use of tree products that have contributed to deforestation Trees cut down to make paper take 50 to 500 years to grow‚ while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period. Until 1883‚ from 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books‚ Bibles‚ maps‚ paper money‚ stocks and bonds‚ newspapers‚ etc. 2 Hemp paper is longer lasting
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suggest about women status in this play? What other evidence can you find to support your view? Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century which crucially presents the role of women. Women were viewed as pure and were not expected to be promiscuous‚ but dependent on men with few options or choices. Shakespeare’s interpretation of women in Measure for Measure very much reflects society’s opinion of women at the time‚ where men had more freedom and should
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than 50 percent of the tree cover has disappeared due to human activity. Although humans have been practicing deforestation since ages‚ it was in the mid-1800s that forests began to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. As a matter of fact‚ throughout the earlier part of the medieval age‚ Europeans used to live amongst vast areas of forested land. But later‚ they began deforestation at such a high rate that they started to run out of wood for cooking and heating. Also‚ due to the depletion of
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The Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon region Throughout the years‚ the Amazon region of Brazil has become the focus of many controversial issues involving deforestation. One of the main concerns within this region is the cutting and distribution of trees‚ otherwise‚ known as logging. The forest industry surrounding the area has relied on sufficient lumber volume and growth in healthy forests. The conditions and outcome of logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon is associated with widespread high-resolution
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Compare and contrast the ways in which power and corruption is presented in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and other texts. In the play Measure for Measure‚ considered to be a dark comedy‚ Shakespeare shows the power and corruption of the higher characters within the society of Vienna‚ almost representative of the period it was written in‚ 1904‚ during the reign of King James I. The corruption of power can be shown through various manipulative techniques such as the female form‚ through
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Theme: Male/Female relationships and the role of women * Look at the way Shakespeare explores relationships between men and women in Measure for Measure. Consider how the male characters treat the female characters and in particular‚ how Isabella reacts to Angelo’s proposition When Shakespeare wrote Measure for Measure in approximately 1604‚ society was very sexist towards females and men were seen as the stronger sex‚ however Shakespeare included lots of strong female characters in his plays
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After years of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest‚ Brazil is starting to open their eyes. Brazil in the passed has allowed for deforestation of the amazon. They are finally starting to see the effects of it and are trying to turn it around. Brazil allowed land clearing for use of cattle farms‚ soy bean crops‚ mining and logging. They allowed for this to increase income and decrease the amount of poverty in the country. The effects of doing so are detrimental to the environment. The increase
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Indigenous peoples have been taken advantage of by large institutions throughout history. Modern development has created a new set of issues for these people to overcome. Deforestation in the Amazon region highlights the struggle between progress towards a modern world and the grief it causes for the world’s indigenous populations that occupy the land in question. Progress or modernization is often used to justify the negative actions of powerful corporations‚ while those effected are left to start
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Rainforests The rainforest is under threat from destruction but why is it being destroyed? An area the size of a football pitch is being destroyed every second. Structure of the Rainforest The rainforest is made up of 4 layers: Emergent Layer- The tallest trees are in this layer they can be 200 feet above the forest floor. These trees can also have trunks that are 16 feet round. Animals found here include eagles‚ bats‚ monkeys and butterflies. Canopy Layer- This layer forms a type of roof above
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